Catalog

Pneumonia in rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Pneumonia in rheumatic fever without mention of heart involvement – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2045755041

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli, in an inflammatory disease that occurs following a Streptococcus pyogenes infection, such as streptococcal pharyngitis or scarlet fever. This diagnosis is without mention of heart involvement.